Double D IPA
Otto's Pub and Brewery

Double D IPADouble D IPA
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From:
Otto's Pub and Brewery
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,749
ABV:
9.2%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,114
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 9.82%
Reviews:
103
Ratings:
261
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 05, 2023
Added:
Jan 05, 2004
Wants:
  14
Gots:
  45
A big Imperial IPA packed with Columbus and Simcoe hops.
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Ratings by CharlesDarwin:
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Reviewed by CharlesDarwin from Rhode Island

3.92/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a growler. Rich, orangey floral daggers fly at my nose. Crisp sugar ans syrup rides out. Pours a deepened bronze. Strong rim of white. Flavor takes a backseat the aroma and holds a lesser sense of hop importance. A nip of thinness and alcohol showing. Malt and honey flow through. Good play between the malt and hops, but sometimes neither holds up their respective end of the bargain. Love the spicy, bready rich finish.
Aug 07, 2008
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A- light orange in color. one finger head and foamy with splotchy lacing.

S- hints of orange peel, light on the malts of caramel.

F- pine and sweet malts

M- dry and sweet. medium bodied

O- a great double. give me more.
Apr 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.98 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Mar 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by cjohns73 from Delaware

Nov 09, 2020
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.49/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Another beer from my parents.
This was poured into a tulip.
The had a semi-bright amber color with a small white semi-foamy head dissolving fair quick. No lace.
The aroma had some semi-sweet citrusy hops playing with a crisp piney happiness and a stiff caramel malt.
The flavor leaned towards a certain sweetness. Malt seems to show enough presence to stifle much or any hoppiness. Malty aftertaste with little piney hoppiness.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a decent sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt fine. Malty to brisk hoppy finish.
Overall, so many DIPA's on the market these days but so little are substantial enough to burst into the top tier.
Sep 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.15 by skalten from Pennsylvania

Jul 28, 2018
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4.1/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Ripe and radiant, the imperial IPA of Otto's Pub employs the help of Columbus and Simcoe hops for a high level of complexity, boldness and charm to have hop heads coming from near and far.

Nearly bright and gleaning in a slight golden haze, Double D IPA greets the rim with a stiff cream cap. Perfumy aromas of tropical fruit, citrus and stone fruit draw in the nose while a sweet taste of honey, light caramel and a hint of marmalade soothes the sweet tooth early in the session.

As the sweetness recedes, the hops take the stage with a branch ripe flavor of orange and apricot while hints of pink grapefruit, pineapple and mango keep the succulent hoppiness shining. As the ale turns toward bitterness, it does so with a light balance of honey remaining which buffers the brunt of sappy pine cone, fresh chives and an overall pleasant grassy character deep in taste.

Medium bodied but trending dry, the imperial IPA carries a bright and hoppy taste into a crisp, refreshing and thirst quenching finish. A vodka type of warmth adds a spice to the balance while emphasizing dryness. Hints of citrus peels remain as a botanical aftertaste extends well beyond the sweetness.
Jun 14, 2018
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

4.05/5  rDev +2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours amber and clear. So clear it is obvious it is filtered. Nose and taste is hoppy as it should be. Head is off white. I like how the bitterness has a bite then fades.
May 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by Corburk from Pennsylvania

May 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by Pinkylives from Massachusetts

May 07, 2018
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania

3.71/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle into a tall glass. NO freshness dating.

Pale amber color with good persistent white head. Leaves good lacing initially.

no aroma. nothing good, but nothing bad either.

Flavors are mild, faint hops, slightly peppery. Solid malt background.

Mouth closer to full than medium. finish is faintly bitter.

Overall, a little stronger tasting than their Slab Cabin, a tad more bitter. Decent enough ipa.
Apr 23, 2018
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Rated by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania

4.45/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Leah REALLY liked this one. Great job, Otto's! Back in town at Kelley's!
Apr 21, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by jtadams69 from Pennsylvania

Feb 04, 2018
 
Rated: 3.69 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.65 by AP90 from New York

Nov 08, 2017
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

4.12/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Otto's Pub and Brewery "Double D India Pale Ale"
22 fl. oz. brown glass bottle without freshness dating
$3.30 @ Pletcher's Beer Distributor, State College, PA

Notes via stream of consciousness: This beer has been through a few different incarnations. It's currently listed at 9.6% ABV here on BA but just 9.2% at the pub. "A big Imperial IPA packed with Columbus and Simcoe hops". Nice color, kind of a golden-orange and clear. The finger-plus thick head of creamy off white seems to he holding quite well, and there's lacing where it's already dropped. The aroma is pungent, a touch earthy/spicy, and gently fruity with some apricot and citrus. It's not bold and you have to look for it but it's there. The hops are much clearer in the flavor though: earthy, spicy, herbal, with apricot, passionfruit, and some citrus. The malt is sweetish, lightly toasty, and softly grainy and the bitterness is stiff, cutting straight through it and bringing it to a dry finish without leaving too much bitterness lingering. Perhaps I'm finding some red berry in there as well? Ahh, and looking back the lacing is pretty nice. Medium to medium-light in body and delicately crisp and then smooth across the palate. Overall I'd say it's very nicely done. I could use a little more hops in the nose but the flavor is really well-done, nicely balanced and rounded, and remarkably drinkable. The alcohol has a presence, but no more than it should have, and it never specifically sticks out anywhere.
Aug 15, 2017
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Rated by Sbombard from New York

5/5  rDev +25.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Great DIPA!! Easy to drink. One of the best I've had!
Jun 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by Calabash from Pennsylvania

May 13, 2017
 
Rated: 4.52 by dconfair from Pennsylvania

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by LooseMoose1978 from North Carolina

Nov 10, 2016
Double D IPA from Otto's Pub and Brewery
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 261 ratings